7 years ago
BALTIMORE -- Royals right-hander Kevin McCarthy was inches from a 1-2-3 eighth inning before a sinking two-seamer to Manny Machado resulted in a soft-contact infield single. Two batters later, McCarthy left a two-seamer up and over the plate to Mark Trumbo, who ripped a two-run single to center, handing the Royals a 5-3 loss to the ...

7 years ago
Golf Salina South shot a season-low 313 to claim the AVCTL-I team championship. It was the Cougars' first meet win of 2018. Parker Renz paced South with a third-place finish, shooting a 76. Parker Norton was fourth with a 77. Trevor Mullen and Cole Stein shot 80's, good for seventh and eighth. Salina Central finished 12 strokes ...

7 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head baseball coach Brad Hill, the program's all-time winningest coach and two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, will step down at the end of the 2018 season, K-State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced Tuesday. "With the best interest of the program in mind, I have decided to step aside ...

7 years ago
BALTIMORE -- It got awfully loud very quickly at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday, as the Royals bashed four home runs and scored 10 runs in the first inning on their way to a 15-7 blowout win over the Orioles. Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez went back-to-back-to-back in the inning, the first ...

7 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs had a plethora of guys at rookie minicamp. The short burst of practices finished on Monday with 68 guys on the field. Six draft picks were highlighted, although one was held out the last two days. Fourth-round selection and safety Armani Watts sat out the final two days with a bruised shoulder. Fourteen ...

7 years ago
Sporting Kansas City announced Monday that Manager and Technical Director Peter Vermes has signed a contract extension with the club through the 2023 season. “I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to continue to lead this club,” Vermes said. “Our ownership group has shown tremendous ambition over the last decade, and I am proud to be ...

7 years ago
Tennis Salina Central took second at the Class 5A regional tournament, qualifying its entire squad for the state tournament in Emporia. Doubles team of Will Hayes and Reed McHenry claimed championship. Duo of Chase Courbot and McCabe Green took fourth. In singles play, Max Shaffer finished fourth after losing to Salina South's Carson Harris. Brady Stack ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- One could argue the Royals had the perfect pitcher to capture their first series victory of 2018. Right-hander Jakob Junis continued his dominance of the Tigers this season, throwing seven strong innings, and the Royals beat the Tigers, 4-2, Sunday afternoon to take three out of four in the series. Junis gave up eight ...

7 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former Kansas State wide receiver/kick returner Byron Pringle made the next step in his football career as he signed an undrafted rookie free agent contact with the Kansas City Chiefs, the organization announced Saturday. Pringle joins cornerback D.J. Reed, who extended K-State’s Big 12-leading NFL Draft streak to 25 years after being selected ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- No offensive breakout and no late-inning magic this time. The Royals were shut out for five innings by Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann and managed just five hits in a 3-2 loss on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals matched a season high with 10 runs Thursday, then rallied for a 4-2 win Friday. But ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- There is no stopping Jorge Soler right now. Soler ripped a two-out, two-run single during a four-run rally in the eighth inning on Friday night that lifted the Royals to a 4-2 win over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Soler now has a 10-game hitting streak, tying a career high. He also has a ...